Concept explainers
To Determine:
Whether the statement 'the main function of the CSF is to nourish the brain' is true or false.
Introduction:
Cerebrospinal fluid or CSF can be defined as a clear and watery fluid that fills the space present between the pia mater and the arachnoid membrane.

Answer to Problem 1RE
The given statement is false.
Explanation of Solution
CSF is present in the brain and spinal cord. It is formed in the choroid plexus areas of the brain ventricles by the special ependymal cells. It is absorbed in the arachnoid granulations.
CSF behaves as a buffer or cushion for the brain. It provides the basic immunological and mechanical protection to the brain inside the skull.
So, it a colorless fluid which acts like as a cushion and is present in the central nervous system.
The given statement is false.
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